Ed Cook

Edwin “Ed” Bryant Cook, 78, of Obion died Friday, May 27, 2022, at his residence.
Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today at Cryer Funeral Home. Burial was to follow in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The Rev. Wilson Walley and the Rev. Herman DeBoard were to officiate.
Pallbearers were to be Kane Stacks, Allen Norwood, Danny McDonald, Terry Ledbetter, David Lee and James Allmon.
Friends called at the funeral home from noon until the hour of services today.
He was born Aug. 24, 1943, in Ridgely, the son of the late Harry Nelson and Eleanor Mae Connell Cook.
He was a public works inspector for the city of Memphis, a Vietnam War U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church.
He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Cook of Obion; a sister, Brenda (Allen) Norwood of Bartlett; and two grandsons, Nicolas Ryan Cook and Cameron Matthew Cook, both of Springfield.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Puckett Cook, on April 14, 2013; and a son, Matthew Ryan Cook on Dec. 21, 2011.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.cryerfuneralhome.com.

Published 5.31.22